Career Research Pathway

For this section of the lesson we have tackled the differences between Job advert, Job description and Person Specification. It is crucial that I understand these areas very well as it plays a big role for my future job. This is related to marketing and Human resources (both of these are my potential jobs in the future) i.e. in advertising the jobs as it needs to be well structured in a formal way.

For job advert I have learned that it is important for it to be informative to easily catch the eye of the potential candidates for the position. It needs to include the date when you posted the job advert, if it's permanent temporary, expected salary and might as well add the benefits and bonus to make it more outstanding. It is also important that I will give an excellent brief/summary about the job to let the people know more about the job and the company. It is another way of showing how exciting to work in company and job position I am to advertise.

Whilst in Job description I will need to be detailed and specific towards what people needs to expect about the job. I need to put every single responsibility as possible to prevent conflicts and misunderstanding when hiring people.

Lastly for Job specification, I need to be honest and informative on the details I am putting on the advert as this will be the criteria to get the right person for the job. It is important that I clearly understand what kind of individual I am looking for/ the company is looking for. An example to this will be defining what king of characteristics he/she must have, qualifications and skills.

This video is an example of how to make a better job advertisement. It includes tips which will is crucial in making your first and very own job advertisement.

Searching for the jobs related to my business pathway in different websites was a good start of planning for the future. This has given me an idea of my goals and how I can plan finding the right job for me after I graduate. The exercise has shown that with the right focus and determination to find the right job for me; I will be able to find wide range of sources.